Design Evolution
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We use evolution to help us optimize enzymes and pathways,
designing schemes and selections for directed evolution, and we worry about what will happen to the products and technologies built with synthetic biology if they continue to evolve. Variation, mutation, and evolution of a product that is made by or actually is a living organism has to be carefully managed and controlled in biotechnology and industrial food production, and will play a large role in future synthetic biologists.
designing schemes and selections for directed evolution, and we worry about what will happen to the products and technologies built with synthetic biology if they continue to evolve. Variation, mutation, and evolution of a product that is made by or actually is a living organism has to be carefully managed and controlled in biotechnology and industrial food production, and will play a large role in future synthetic biologists.
They talked with one of the designers who outlined their process of
"mutation," where they prototyped many variants, changing the shape and
thickness of the handle and the position and angle of the bristles, and
the process of "selection," testing the variants with consumers and
having them choose the one they liked best. An interesting essay from Next Nature looks at a similar "evolutionary" process in the design of the razor and "natural selection" by buyer behavior and markets.
The most common objection for design evolution is that "people play a role in the process, so it can't be evolution". This reasoning is tempting, however, it also positions people outside of nature as if we are somehow placed outside of the game of evolution and its rules don't apply for us.
The most common objection for design evolution is that "people play a role in the process, so it can't be evolution". This reasoning is tempting, however, it also positions people outside of nature as if we are somehow placed outside of the game of evolution and its rules don't apply for us.
Another objection might be that my razors cannot be the result of
an evolutionary development because they are made of metal and plastic
and not a carbon–based biological species. to me design is always honest and advertising is all about lying :)
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